Merry Christmas - our present to you is an interview with the publishing team at Australian sci-fi and fantasy magazine Aurealis. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can emai…

Morning Bell and Speculate favourite (and bestselling author) Jay Kristoff joins Joel and Ian to talk Joker, Val Kilmer and the life of a modern jobbing author. Media mentioned: Joker, Batman, The King, Lord of the Rings. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a ni…

Will Kostakis is back to discuss the heady topics of worthiness in genre and YA fiction as well as the pressure the industry places on authors to produce work at breakneck speed. Media discussed: Star Wars, Fleabag, Jurassic Park and Noggin by John Corey Waley. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcas…

Joel and Deanne talk to international YA bestseller Astrid Scholte about moving on to another project and dealing with audience expectation. Media discussed: The Office, reality TV shows and grim/dark media This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iT…

Joel and Ian talk to podcast favorite Alison Goodman to discuss horror movies, Terminator 2 and for the main topic - a writer’s perspective on Avengers: Endgame. Media Mentioned: Scream, Terminator 2, Unbelievable, Avengers: Endgame This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and g…

Children's author and pigeon enthusiast Andrew McDonald joins Joel and Luke to discuss the endings in TV shows and the state of children's literature today - reader attentions, skimming culture and more. Media discussed: The Americans, Rebecca (Hitchcock), This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, fo…

Lecturer/musician/podcaster/broadcaster/very talented guy Dan Golding joins the podcast to discuss media critique and its changing face with the internet and social media. Media discussed: The Last Jedi, CDs, Killing Eve This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nic…

Hey everyone, Joel's back. He's with Luke and spec fic author Katya de Becerra to talk about the journey of finding your way as an author. Media discussed: The Last Czars, The Americans, and more. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes.…

Elizabeth Flux once again joins The Morning Bell as she talks to Ian and Deanne about connecting with a writing community. Media discussed: Stranger Things season 3 This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes.…

Middle-grade and YA author Chissie Perry chats to Luke and Ian about the changing face of children's fiction Media Discussed: Fuller House, Big Little Lies. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes.…

Liam Esler joins the team to talk about innovation in gaming and beyond. Fresh from E3 in Los Angeles, Liam guides the team through some of the innovative storytelling techniques across the years in gaming, from text adventures to today’s modern sandbox games. We also touch on podcasts, Choose Your Own Adventure stories, and much more This podcast …

Co-hosts Luke and Deanne join Ian for a chat about what makes a great sequel and series. From Disney to Dark Souls, there’s so much to go over as the team canvas what success in sequels looks like across a variety of mediums. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us …

Melanie Joosten joins us as Ian Laking takes on co-hosting duties with special co-host Deanne Sheldon-Collins. This episode focuses on balance and the challenges writers face with family, life, and the urge to produce new work. Media Mentioned: Chernobyl, Avengers: Endgame, and many quality novels! This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick St…

Rose Michael is back and so is special co-host Deanne Sheldon-Collins. The pair talk with Joel about clash and conversation that literary writers have with spec fic. The recording quality is not up to the usual standard, but the conversation should more than make up for it. Media Mentioned: Dead To Me, Avengers: Endgame, 'The New Weird' novels. Thi…

Podcast favourite Earl Livings talks to Joel and Luke about the anxiety of the writing process and persisting past the first draft. Mentioned: Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, Love, Death & Robots. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. I…

YA author Rachael Craw joins Joel and Ian to discuss moving from one writing project to the next, overcoming fears and working in a new world. Mentioned: Supernova Expo, Invisibly Breathing by Eileen Merriman, At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft, Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street B…

Fresh from another successful Speculate, Joel and Luke talk to Katherine Collette about the highs and lows of first drafts. Also discussed: Toastmasters, Conan and King of Kong. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questio…

J. P. Pomare returns to the podcast to discuss improving as a writer and how to recognise improvement. Speculate is this weekend. If you want last minute tickets, get them here. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questio…

The podcast crew return for the first episode of 2019. They discuss The Office, Crime and Punishment, submitting to publishers and the beginning and endings of literature and film. Speculate is coming up soon (March 15-16, to be exact). Find out more about it here This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the pod…

Earl Livings returns to the podcast to chat about award-winning spec-fic and metaphor in writing. Find out more about Speculate here This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can e…

Joel and Ian speak to Deanne Sheldon-Collins, program officer for Writers Victoria, about the realities of publishing spec-fic in Australia. Find out more about Speculate here This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questions…

Joel and Ian talk to the indefatigable Nic Brasch about the working life of a writer. Find out more about Speculate here This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can email Joel – …

In the final round of interviews from the Somerset Celebration of Literature, Joel and Ian chat to Kate O'Donnell and R. A. Spratt. Find out more about Speculate here If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can email Joel – mailbox@thepenofjoel…

Joel and Luke talk to RMIT lecturer and author of The Art of Navigation, Rose Michael, and ask the question: what is literary spec fic? Also discussed: Mission Impossible, LoTR, Russian film and more. Find out more about Speculate here This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter an…

Joel and Ian finally return to the Brunswick Street Bookstore to chat with author and illustrator Rebecca Lim about myth in children's literature. Find out more about Speculate here This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any que…

The Morning Bell returns with two more interviews from the Somerset Celebration of Literature with interviews with Jackie French and Tim Harris. Find out more about Speculate here This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any quest…

The Morning Bell are back at the Somerset Celebration of Literature with interviews with Jaclyn Moriarty and Jessica Watson. Find out more about Speculate here This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questions or want to get …

Joel, Ian and Luke are joined by Speculate cohort Rachelle Dekker about the festival and the spec fic that left a lasting impression. Find out more about Speculate here This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questions or wan…

Joel and Ian start the year by talking to the author of The Earth Does Not Get Fat, Julia Prendergast, about empathising with characters and shades of grey in stories (as in morality, not questionable romance). This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review o…

Joel and Luke chat about 2017's podcasts and talk about Speculate 2018 and what you can expect. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can email Joel – mailbox@thepenofjoel.com Sign …

Joel and Luke chat with Will Kostakis, author of The Runaways and The First Third, about Justice League, writing in speculative fiction and awkward checkout encounters. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questions or wan…

Joel and Luke chat with game designer Ben McKenzie about writing and developing interactive fiction as well as Stranger Things and difficulties in opening Fishermans Friend packets. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any que…

Joel interviews John Harper about his new Kickstarted tabletop RPG Blades in the Dark. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can email Joel – mailbox@thepenofjoel.comThe Morning Bell

Luke takes the hosting reigns as he joins Joel and Ian to discuss Blade Runner 2049 and continue to reflect on their publishing journeys. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can e…

Joel and Ian talk to crossword creator extraordinaire and author David Astle about what makes for good prose. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you have any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can email Joel – mailbox@the…

Joel and Ian talk to author of Frankie, Shivaun Plozza, about fan fiction, Hong Kong cinema and the misconceptions about YA literature. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can ema…

Joel, Ian and Luke talk discuss the Melbourne Writers Festival and their own publishing journeys. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes. If you any questions or want to get in touch with us, you can email Joel – mailbox@thepenofjoel.com…

Joel and Ian talk to best-selling sci-fi and fantasy author Amie Kaufman talk about the state of science fiction and its resurgence amongst younger readers. Check out The Illuminae Files, Aime's series co-authored by Jay Kristoff. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and giv…

Joel and Luke talk to author and podcaster Nicole Hayes The Handmaid's Tale, YA's evolution, prose, and more. Check out Nicole's footy podcast The Outer Sanctum and her latest novel A Shadow's Breath. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes.…

Neil Rennison, founder of Tin Man Games, returns to chat with Joel and Ian about writing in video games. This podcast was recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes.The Morning Bell

Joel and Ian talk to editor, writer and literary agent Danielle Binks about #LoveOzYA and supporting local writers. Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology, which Danielle edited and contributed to, is out now. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes.The Morning Bell

To wrap up the series of interviews from the Somerset Celebration of Literature, Joel and Ian talk to the co-ordinator of the festival, Andrea Lewis. The Somerset Celebration of Literature will return next year from March 14-16. Maybe we'll be invited back. If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter and give us a nice review on iTunes.…

Joel and Luke talk to children's author and novelist Kim Kane about their personal connection to children's literature and what the kids are reading these days. Recorded live at the Brunswick Street Bookstore If you like the podcast, follow us on Twitter (Ian post gifs there now, so now it's more fun) and give us a nice review on iTunes.…

Joel and Ian talk to award-winning author Jay Kristoff about House of Cards, Kurt Russell and the evolution of fantasy writing.The Morning Bell

Earl Livings returns to go deep into Arthurian legend with Joel and Luke as they discuss the latest King Arthur film adaptation.The Morning Bell

Globe-trotting poet, spoken word performer and children's author Emilie Zoe Baker talks to Joel and Ian about the life of a poet.The Morning Bell

It's the big 5-0 for The Morning Bell Podcast, so hosts Joel, Ian and Luke get reflective, and talk about their own writing careers.The Morning Bell

C.S. Pacat, author of the best-selling Captive Prince trilogy, joins Joel and Ian for a nice chat about dealing with difficult topics in literature.The Morning Bell

For the third batch of interviews from the Somerset Celebration of Literature, Joel and Ian talk to Mark Smith and Emily Gale. Mark Smith released his debut novel, The Road to Winter, last year. His writing has won a number of awards and has appeared in Best Australian Stories, Review of Australian Fiction and the Big Issue. Emily Gale is a junior …

Joel and Luke are back at the Brunswick Street Bookstore with Joshua Pomare, a Melbourne writer who has been published in Meanjin, Takahe, Koru Mag, Funny Ha Ha and more. He's also been shortlisted for various prizes and has his own podcast called On Writing.The Morning Bell